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quietly, beautifully and so intentioanlly told

A SPOILER OR TWO !!!!this beautiful show, oh my word man, what the heck?? it was so, so quiet but the storytelling was amazing. didn't once assume its audience was stupid. everything that happened, happened exactly the way it needed to. this series very quietly but intentionally created two beautiful, complex characters. the cinematography was amazing. i usually dislike timeskips, but i couldn't fault this one at all. it was exactly what they needed - there was no way hirukawa and minase could meet each other how they needed to the way they were in high school, within those circumstances. wow. just wow. insane rewatch value tooalso to realisation (i probably clocked on too late) that this entire time minase was writing their novel as a telling of the story was so insane. oh man, oh man.finished: 31 july

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MaiMai’s dream

Ye Meng is very funny in how she teams with gma for photo shoot. While with Ya En she decides to go lingerie shopping and runs into Wang guy. She recognizes him as being trainer for MaiMai and follows. When she sees what they plan, she calls Jin Yu to get there pronto. As imagined they are trying to get compromising photos and video of her as a “commercial”. Fortunately big bro gets there in time to stop everything. She gets her money, the photos and they go to jail. She has a candid talk with Ye Meng about how great the big city really is. She understands she needs to have small step plans to achieve her goal but she also thinks Jin Yu is hiding out there and she doesn’t want to do the same. So understanding the truth if that he calls an old friend to get her to music school. The next day they surprise her with money and promise of school enrollment. Kai very generously offers his bar for her first concert. They go all out with local advertising and free drinks to get her a big crowd. She promises a love song and then begins. Death metal comes out of that sweet girl and the only one that likes it is youngest auntie. She is in her element and enjoying it. Everybody else thinks a demon from hell has invaded the place and wants out.😂 There are audiences for this, but like some forms of opera, it’s an acquired taste.😂😝 Gma wisely takes her money back and now not so sure music school is ready for her. But MaiMai knows she has the love and support of her family. It might just take her longer to find an appreciative audience for her flavor of music. Things are getting more spicey between our couple but there is always something keeping them from sealing the deal. 😂Her period interrupts plans so she gets the evening being pampered instead. She starts ideas going about a garden and then family and friend invasion. A party to celebrate them being a couple. Maybe at some point they will be a couple.😂

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Family issues

Jia Yu is a rockstar. Ya gotta love this kid. Ya En, who got kicked out of school defending a bullied boy, is married to a bully. Tbh, I didn’t see that one coming. She needs him gone asap. Kai has been obsessed with Ye Meng for so long that he has no clue how to backtrack with Ya En. Jia Yu is the only one that gets it and he is trying to help Kai out. He is truly the only grownup in the room.😝Kai’s eyes have been opened and he sees the impact of his rescue on her life. He plays back memories with better understanding. He is struggling that her choice to protect him resulted in a whole lot of negative decisions after. He did not know to speak up for her in school because he had always believed Ye Meng was his savior. Jin Yu’s little sis is on the cusp of adulthood. She loves her family but she wants to experience life in the big city and pave her own way. To do that she need 100k. She has borrowed 50k and tries to ‘borrow’ proprtuy deeds from her gma to get the rest of the money. She is caught by Jin Yu who isn’t having it and threatening police. She throws the ‘you’re not a real grandson’ in his face. Apparently this is family of stepdad. But I am still very unclear on his parentage. How is he the perfect donor and who is his father? Possibly sibling to his mother and killed? Is she reluctant aunt rather than biological mom? Did she claim him in name to have guardianship over donor? There is something weird here that money can cover up but it’s clear he is considered bastard child. I can reconcile her treatment of him better with her not being his biological mom. Ye Meng hiding last puzzle piece. That is such a pet peeve. She knows he was upset but pulling these silly mind games. He did tell her about not being blood related to gma, but did not enlighten her on crux of quarrel with little sister. Flashbacks show how much she loves him. But she is right at that age wher she wants her independence no matter the cost. I hope she finds an alternate way for the cash. Especially since this guy seems most like a scammer. Will have to wait and see how things pan out for all of them.

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